RACHEL wants to rent a canoe for 3 hours. Use the expression $6.50 + $1.75h, where h represents the hours, to calculate the cost of renting a canoe.

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anonymous · Answer

1.75*3=

agent0smith · Answer

Don't forget to add the 6.50... 

$6.50 + $1.75*3

anonymous · Answer

I know. I was going to ask her that after she answered the variable.

anonymous · Answer

is it 11.859375

anonymous · Answer

No. 1.75*3=5.25
you then add your standard rate your 6.50 to get 11.75 your off by 10 cents and since its money you usually don't go past the hundreths

agent0smith · Answer

How'd you get all those decimals?

anonymous · Answer

standard rate of* fail. type faster than I think

anonymous · Answer

i dont know im bad at math lol

agent0smith · Answer

well then... show us how you got them :)

anonymous · Answer

i just guessed

agent0smith · Answer

but... why? all you need to do is first do:
1.75*3

then add 6.50

anonymous · Answer

ok lol ~blushes in the corner~

agent0smith · Answer

haha okay :D